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Bungie gets a new tagline
Awesome - Split-Screen noticed that a new trademark application has been filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office by Bungie, LLC - "We make games that we want to play". Sounds about right! (Bungie has been saying that this is what they do for a dozen years - but this application was filed just 3 days ago. Guess they finally decided to make a decent woman out of the phrase!)
(Louis Wu 20:56:54 UTC) (permalink)
Marissa needs your help!
You might remember Marissa's Bunny - Fairfax has been traveling around the US, raising awareness about Marissa's illness, infantile spasms. We recently got word from Marissa's dad that Marissa is back in the hospital - her spasms are out of control. He's hoping that anyone who can send along kind wishes will do so - in his words, "Perhaps the combined goodwill of the internet at large can help, because nothing else seems to be." Mike - we're with ya! There are lots of ways to help - from donating money or buying a bunny to simply emailing Marissa with your happy thoughts. Swing by the Marissa's Bunny website for lots of links. (Louis Wu 20:55:50 UTC) (permalink)
E3 Halo 3 demo uploaded by Jason Sussman
Zeouterlimits pointed out that Jason Sussman (Bungie Finishing Artist) mentioned in his twitter feed that he'd recorded the Bungie public* demo of ODST - it's 20 minutes long, and is presented by Brian Jarrard and Curtis Creamer. If you've been watching every movie that comes out, you've seen most of this before - but it's nice to see the entire demo, start to finish!
* 'public' means 'public to E3-goers', as opposed to 'behind closed doors' (Louis Wu 20:54:41 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Medal Wallpapers
A blog called 'White Rabbit Trails' has been creating Halo 3 wallpapers based on vectorized versions of the medals you can earn during multiplayer games. The backgrounds are nicely distressed - if you're looking for simple but attractive Halo 3 images for your wallpaper, check these out. There are three wallpapers per set:
Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 (Louis Wu 20:53:35 UTC) (permalink)
Halopen Pencast 10
Firestorm12 sent word that Halopen has released the Halopen Pencast 10, ostensibly recorded at E3, with lots of discussion of Bungie's upcoming projects. (Louis Wu 20:52:56 UTC) (permalink)
Extremely Awesome, you mean!
Pete Cooper found out that his Operation: Chastity project was included in an OXM UK article about 'Gaming's Most Extreme Fanclubs' - nice going, Pete! (Louis Wu 15:02:33 UTC) (permalink)
It's like an old friend, coming home
Over at the Hushed Casket, rapture takes a close look at the Halo 3: ODST pistol - and compares it to its predecessors. Go rap! (Louis Wu 14:58:31 UTC) (permalink)
Master Chief Theater 3000: Episode 305
mrsmiley let us know that Pyrosmile's Master Chief Theater 3000 Episode 305 (covering 343 Guilty Spark) is now live. That poor Jenkins... (Louis Wu 14:57:49 UTC) (permalink)
New Toys
Hawty McBloggy runs down the Series 6 action figures from McFarlane; go see what's coming in October! (Louis Wu 14:57:13 UTC) (permalink)
Gettin' in Character
Joystiq wrote up a sighting of a Master-Chief-helmeted dude playing Rock Band - we saw him at several booths throughout the day on Wednesday. Thanks to Adam Kovic for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 14:55:32 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday Morning ODST Review Roundup
Some additional reviews of ODST have popped up (I pass over the two-paragraph, you-could-write-this-by-reading-the-web reviews):
- Kombo.com has a Firefight Hands-on
- Eurogamer's Digital Foundry breaks down the additions to the engine, based on what's visible in the trailer
- Destructoid thinks the $60 pricepoint is justified
- BigPond's GameArena looked at ODST
- GeekTyrant posted some First Impressions
- GameInsano.com did a Deeper Detail Preview
Grab a cup of coffee and get reading! (Louis Wu 14:52:00 UTC) (permalink)
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